Webinar: The Future of Fashion Traceability
Global fashion, apparel and home textile supply chains are notoriously complex. Industry, regulatory and consumer pressures are increasing. Not having end-to-end traceability can have major repercussions for your organization.
In this webinar, Sourcing Journal and Oritain present the numerous data points of our in-depth, proprietary industry survey analyzing the state of traceability today with a look ahead to tomorrow.
Watch this webinar to:
- See a statistical snapshot of traceability across the industry
- Identify the drivers and barriers to supply chain visibility (beyond Tier 1)
- Benchmark readiness for meeting regulations and consumer demands
- Explore how tariffs have impacted sourcing practices
- Learn best practices and emerging innovations for industry stakeholders
Duration: 60 mins
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Meet the Presenters
Tune in to see Lauren Parker, Director SJ and Fairchild Studios at Sourcing Journal, and Ben Tomkins, VP Retail Sales at Oritain.
Lauren Parker
Director, SJ and Fairchild Studios, Sourcing Journal
Lauren Parker is director at Sourcing Journal, where she produces projects to help clients best communicate their thought leadership, from webinars and fireside chats to event speaking engagements, reports, articles and more. She has spent most of her career in B2B fashion business publishing, covering the industry’s many facets.
Her work has also appeared in trade publications like WWD, FootwearPlus, Accessories, EyeWear, National Jeweler, Earnshaws, JCK, and newspapers including The New York Times and Washington Post. She holds a B.S. in Communications from Cornell University.
Ben Tomkins
VP Retail Sales, Oritain
Ben Tomkins is the Vice President of Retail Sales at Oritain. Having spent five years in Oritain's London office, Ben then relocated to Washington D.C. to support the roll-out of the company's first US office. Ben now works primarily in the fashion and cotton industry, with a focus on North America.
A core area of Ben’s work is supporting major US importers in ensuring they meet relevant compliance requirements, whilst underpinning their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives. Prior to Oritain, Ben studied Business Finance at the Henley Business School.
